Portman gets 2016 opponent - thanks to gun vote

6:26 AM,
Apr. 19, 2013

Written by

Deirdre Shesgreen
Gannett

Sen. Rob Portman's gun votes this week so enraged a Democratic state representative from Youngstown that he announced he'll try to unseat the Republican incumbent from Terrace Park.

State Rep. Bob Hagan made the announcement on his Facebook page, declaring: "Senator Portman shows his lack of courage and testicular fortitude. The NRA Owns him. I am declaring my candidacy for US Senate to run against him in the next election. I will be his hair shirt for the next three years."

This morning, via Twitter and Facebook, Hagan - a locomotive engineer - stressed he was serious. Hagan is term limited; ...